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John Dowland

Melancholy was extremely popular in Elizabethan Britain, and John Dowland was the most stylish author of his period. “Semper Dowland, semper dolens” was his motto, and far of his music is definitely exquisitely dolorous. Although he was a talented vocalist, Dowland mainly adopted a dual profession like a composer and …

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